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Claudette Colbert (I) (1903–1996)
One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to play to ...
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Died:(age 92) in Speightstown, Barbados |
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Actress (79 credits)
Actress (79 credits)
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
(TV Mini-Series)
Alice Grenville
Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Alice Grenville
1957-1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
- So Young the Savage Land
(1960)
... Beth Brayden
- Blood in the Dust
(1957)
... Lucy Bradford
1958
Colgate Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Harper
Elizabeth Harper
- Welcome to Washington
(1958)
... Elizabeth Harper
1958
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Edith Miller
Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 2
(1958)
... Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 1
(1958)
... Edith Miller
1957
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Novel Appeal
(1957)
... Mary Roberts Rinehart
1955
Climax!
(TV Series)
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
- The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia
(1955)
... Sister Cecilia
- Private Worlds
(1955)
... Dr. Jane Everest
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
- While We're Young
(1955)
... Elizabeth Hopkins
- Magic Formula
(1955)
... Lorna Gilbert
1954-1955
The Best of Broadway
(TV Series)
Actress / Julie Cavendish
Actress / Julie Cavendish
- The Guardsman
(1955)
... Actress
- The Royal Family
(1954)
... Julie Cavendish
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Soundtrack (7 credits)
Soundtrack (7 credits)
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Self (26 credits)
Self (26 credits)
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Archive footage (42 credits)
Archive footage (42 credits)
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Stage: Appeared in "Tin Pan Alley" on Broadway. Written by Hugh Stanislaus Stange. Directed by Lester Lonergan. Biltmore Theatre: 1 Nov 1928-Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/69 performances). Cast: John Abrams (as "One of the Three Jolly Good Fellows"), Ward Argo (as "One of the Rialto Rounders"), Roger Bacon (as "Her Son"), George ... See more »Publicity Listings:
4 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 25 Articles | 8 Pictorials | 29 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Height:
5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Personal Quote:
Some women think if you don't expect too much you won't be let down. I always expect miracles. Sure, I'm let down. But they're near miracles. See more »Trivia:
She was so convinced that she would lose the Oscar competition in 1935 to write-in nominee Bette Davis, that she decided not to attend the awards ceremony. Contrary to her belief, when she won that year for her performance in It Happened One Night (1934), she was summoned from a train station to pick up her Oscar. See more »Trademark:
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